Descent

Descent (DOS, 1995) has an official source code release, dxx-rebirth/dxx-rebirth, and 6 other public projects, including an open-source reimplementation and a source port.

Data checked 2026-10-13 · unbaked registry

PortMaster

Projects

dxx-rebirth

Source release · Source portC++ (Parallax source 1997/98), SDL640 starspushed 2026-10-11custom license

Descent-Rebirth and Descent II-Rebirth

status beta; release 0.60.0-beta2 (2018-04-16); status stable

descent (videogamepreservation / historicalsource mirror)archived

Source releaseC/asm430 starspushed 2018-10-13no license

Descent (1995) by Parallax Software Corp.

Officially released source, mirrored by videogamepreservation/historicalsource. (repo archived)

three-descent

ReimplementationJavaScript, three.js90 starspushed 2026-08-16MIT license

A port of Descent to Three.js.

Very active (2026), semi-playable ()

dxx-redux

Source port75 starspushed 2026-09-15custom licenserelease v1.1

Descent 1&2 source port based on DXX-Retro

latest release v1.1 (2025-01-25)

Kathodos

ReimplementationPanda3D13 starspushed 2011-10-25no license

A simple remake of the awesome game Descent

development halted; status unplayable

D2X-XL

ReimplementationOpenGL

development halted; status playable

DXX-Rebirth (PortMaster build)

Source portParallax source release (1997) -> DXX-Rebirth; packaged for aarch64 L…

In PortMaster (main) as 'Descent' (descent), updated 2025-02-27; ready-to-run; repo returned 404 at check (2026-10-11)

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What you need

You need your own copy of the game: these projects ship code only.

Same toolchain

GameMethodYearStarsLast push

DOSDoomSource releaseMatching decomp+8199320k2026-10-12 DOSCommand & ConquerSource releaseReimplementation+2199518k2026-10-12 WEB2048Source releaseReimplementation+1201413k2026-08-19 PC2048 PlusReadable bytecode13k2024-10-24 PCMinecraft: Java EditionReimplementationSource port+220117.6k2026-10-11 PCBattle for WesnothSource release20056.9k2026-10-12 DOSQuakeSource releaseMatching decomp+419966.1k2026-10-12 PCThe Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindReimplementation20026.6k2026-10-12

More on DOS

GameMethodYearStarsLast push

DOSChex QuestSource release199620k2024-05-24 DOSCommand & Conquer: Red AlertSource releaseReimplementation+3199618k2026-10-11 DOSTransport Tycoon DeluxeReimplementationDisassembly+119958.4k2026-10-12 DOSSimCity 2000Static recompReimplementation+119935.3k2026-10-11 DOSHereticSource releaseReimplementation+119943.1k2026-10-12 DOSHexen: Beyond HereticSource releaseStatic recomp+219953.1k2026-09-29 DOSThe Elder Scrolls II: DaggerfallMatching decompReimplementation+119963.5k2026-10-07 DOSHeroes of Jin Yong (金庸群侠传)Reimplementation19963.0k2026-10-06

Found via SubmitGame/awesome-decomp-games, radek-sprta/awesome-game-remakes, kymie131.github.io/openportsgames/api/ports.json, historicalsource/descent, osgameclones.com/

GitHub data checked 2026-10-13. Notes are summaries from the research pass; the project pages are the authority.